Shoehorn



FeB. 16,1926. 1,573,729

j H. MARTIN l SHOEHORN Filed March 10, 1925 vll-massifs |NvENToR)farlylarhn v ATTORNEYS Patented VF eb. 16, 1926.

yUII'IJ.En STATES v minne?v MARTIN, kor NEW You, N. Y.'

sHoEHomt Application med March 1o, 1925. seiii-im.A 14,499.

TOUZZ whom 'ztmag/Vcoowern: e it known that I, HARRY MARTIN, a citizenofRumania, anda residentof the city of New ,Yorln borough vof Manhattaii,.in the count-y and State of NeW`York,'havc' invented a new and ImprovedShoeliorn, of

which4 the following is a full, clear, and exact description. l

This invention relates to shoe horns, `an object of the invention beingto providea shoe horn Which is capable 0f folding Vor collapsing, Whichycan be suspended from a button, supported on a key ring or carried inthe pocket and occupy but a very small space when not in use. I

A further object is to provide ka shoe horn composed in part of rigidmaterial, and part of flexible material, so coupled that they functiontogether `as a shoe horn'and'.

yet permitv the device to be folded into comparatively small space.l

Vith these aiidfother objects finvview, ythe invention consistsincertain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangementsof parts vvhicli will be moreI fully hereinafter described andr pointedout inv the'claims. e

In the vaccompanying draWings- Figure l is a perspective View taken fromthe rear of the Ashoe horn;

Figure 2V is a View in elevation .taken from the front of the shoe horn;A

Figure 3 is a vievv showing the shoe horn folded; l Y

Figure 4 is a vi'eW in longitudinal section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.l

My improved shoe horn comprises a rigid member, l and a flexible member2.; .The

rigidv member l may beofjmetalV orpaiiy other suitable material, ofgeneral coiicavoconvex shape in cross section, and curved v at its freeend so as to present a rigid guide` for the heel When forcing thek footinto a shoe, as is customary in the art. lThis rigid member isapproximately half the length of the ordinary shoe horn andat its innerend is provided with a transverseslot 3 to receive a strap 4 on theflexible'member 2.

The flexible member 2 may be of leather,"

fabric or any other flexible material which is suitable for the purposeand Which com# prises a sheet of the desired Vsha-pe and size having atits ends integral strap members 6 and 7, one of said strap members 6being projected through the slot 3 and se-V cured to the other strapmember 7 kby means of eyelets or other securing :devices Saso complete.strap integral Vwith as to form-a the member 2.vr

This member 2 at its outer end is formed with a buttonliole 9 to receivea button on the trousers ,or` other part of the Wearingv y apparel solas to conveniently support the ,Y device in suspended form, and aneyelet l()v is'piovided in thefflexible memberl to royceive a key ringor other-suitable supportf Y On the strap 4 a hook 1l is secured andyunder this hook'the free edge of the rigid member. l may be positionedso as to hold the device in folded forin as indicated in Figures 3 and4." The rigid member may be positioned under the hook l1 and releasedtherefrom by a lateral movement, and

when 4in position vunder the hook the desvice will' occupybutapproximately half its normal size so that it; maybe convenientlycarried in the pocketor from the key ring of the userl and occupy. ybut.a very small i space. f

When in use, 'the 'operator' pla-ces his `linger under the strap 4andgrasps the flexible portion 2, inserting the rigid por-- .tion vlinto the heel of the shoe and thus f providing a convenient means forgripping the device v vhile in operation( Whennot in use, the rigidmember is positioned under the hook 1l as above explained.

While I have illustrated What I believe to be a preferred embodiment ofmy invention 'it is obvious that various slight changes and alterationsmight be made Withouty departing from my invention, and hence I do notlimit myself Vto the precise details/set kforth but consider myselfv at`liberty to make such slight changes and alterations `as fairly-fall.Within vthe spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A shoe horn, comprising a-rigid meinber and aflexible member, therigid member having a slottherein, ,and a strap on the flexible memberApositioned, through said slot. l

2. A shoe horn, comprising a rigid meinber and a flexible member, therigid member having a slot therein, and a strap on the iiexible memberpositioned through said slot, said flexible vmember having a buttonkholeand an eyelet therein.

A shoeA horn,` comprising a rigid mei`nber and a flexible member, therigid membei' having a slot therein, a strap on the flexible memberpositioned through said Slot, and a hook on the strap adapted 'toreceive the free end ofthe rigid member and hold the flexible member andrigid member side by side.

4. A shoe horn, comprising a rigid member having a slot therein, aflexible member having strap tabs at both ends, one of said tabsprojected through the slot of the rigid member, means for securing thetabs 10 member connected thereto, said members 15 adaptedto fold oneupon the other.

HARRY MARTIN.

